Moment of Silence

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You could almost look at it like (agian, at least in my schools case) like they are tricking us.

You can't trick someone into praying. Praying is voluntary connection with God, and no one can tell you when, where, or how to pray (according to Christianity).

While i'll agree that a moment of silence every morning before school starts seems a little overboard, i don't really think it's a big deal. There's alot to be offered by silence, as Leknaat already pointed out. Why not take that time to just enjoy existance. No one's telling you that you have to pray.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

All i can see in your annoyance is that you're angered by principal. There's an opportunity to pray so obviously that's what it's for. That is a ridiculous assumption. Do you put up this much of a fuss whenever there is a moment of silence to recognize soldiers who have died in past wars? What about moments of silence for other things, such as 9/11?

There's nowhere I can't reach.